Ayam Kampong

The Ayam Kampong (older spelling) or Ayam Kampung is the chicken breed reported from Indonesia and Malaysia. The name means simply "free-range chicken" or literally "village chicken". In Indonesia, the term ayam kampung refer to indigenous chickens that are raised using traditional free range production techniques by almost every household in the village. It is a diverse population which resulted from the uncontrolled cross-breeding of red jungle-fowl, indigenous Southeast Asian chickens and exotic chickens of various types imported in the late 1800s by European, mainly Dutch and British, settlers.

Ayam Kampung
Cock of the black-red type
Conservation statusleast concern
Other namesAyam Kampung
Country of originIndonesia and Malaysia
Usedual-purpose
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    average 2 - 2.5 kg
  • Female:
    average 1.5 - 2 kg
Egg colorwhite and light brown
Classification
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